Mystic Pizza is a new musical based on the 1988 rom-com from MGM and screenwriter Amy Holden Jones. Adapted by Sandy Rustin, with arrangements and orchestrations by Carmel Dean, choreographed by Connor Gallagher, and directed by Casey Hushion, Mystic Pizza tells the story of three working-class girls who navigate the complexities of life, love, and family in a small-town pizza joint.
The infectious score features megahits of the 80s and 90s, from "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" to "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and songs originally recorded by Melissa Etheridge, Cyndi Lauper, John Cougar Mellencamp, Debbie Gibson, Wilson Phillips, The Bangles, Belinda Carlisle, Rick Astley, Bryan Adams, among many others.
Mystic Pizza premiered at the Ogunquit Playhouse in September of 2021 and received productions at La Mirada Theatre in January of 2024, Riverside Theatre in January of 2025, and Paper Mill Playhouse in February of 2025. It is now available for booking via Columbia Artists Theatricals and licensing via Concord Theatricals.
”Mystic Pizza... seems to have a secret sauce that sets it apart from your average jukebox musical, with an overflow of talent onstage, a soundtrack of undeniable earworms, and a heart as big as the state of Connecticut.”
THEATERMANIA
“Mystic Pizza… dances right off the stage and INTO YOUR HEART.”
THEATERMANIA
“This production is DELIGHTFUL FROM THE FIRST MOMENT TO THE LAST.”
BROADWAYWORLD
“The recipe works: nostalgia, humor, and pop hits baked into ONE CROWD-PLEASING PACKAGE.”
THEATER PIZZAZZ
“FUNNY, HEARTWARMING, AND NOSTALGIC.”
NJ STAGE
"A CHARMING MUSICAL and a realistic portrayal of people learning to forge new paths."
BROADWAYWORLD
“Mystic Pizza is a bona fide blast. The new jukebox musical… is AS CHARMING AS IT IS FULL OF LIFE.”
NJ ARTS
